Detainees in Harare’s remand prison claim they are subject to horrific conditions, including a lack of basic sanitation and food, as well as arbitrary beatings by prison guards
The heavy metal doors sprang open and a voice barked orders in the poorly lit hall. “Everyone on his stomach! Everyone down!”
In just seconds, the 60 or so inmates in section C of Harare remand prison hit the ground, obeying a command they knew all too well. But for Parere Kunyenzura, newly arrived in the prison, it was all a bit confusing. As he tells the story, he dropped to the floor. Moments later, a prison warden began beating an inmate with his baton; others set on the remand prisoners with rubber whips. ..
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